Reading Rockets offers a wealth of reading strategies, lessons, and activities designed to help young children learn how to read and read better. Our reading resources assist parents, teachers, and other educators in helping struggling readers build fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension skills.
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Choosing and Using Kids' Books

Delight, educate, and inspire the kids you care about with children's books! Below are links to articles on how to choose and use children's books at home or school. Click below for articles and websites on:

Audio books

Authors and illustrators

Choosing books

Classroom literature guides

Creating a library

Digital books

Determining a child's reading level

Reading adventure packs

Free and low-cost books

Poetry and kids

Reading aloud

Reading incentive programs

Study of children's literature

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